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<p>boost::program_options::positional_options_description</p>
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<div class="refsynopsisdiv"><pre class="synopsis"><span class="comment">// In header: &lt;<a class="link" href="../program_options/reference.html#doxygen.positional__options_8hpp" title="Header &lt;boost/program_options/positional_options.hpp&gt;">boost/program_options/positional_options.hpp</a>&gt;

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  <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <a class="link" href="classboost_1_1program__options_1_1positional__options__description.html#doxygen.classboost_1_1program__options_1_1positional__options__description_1a1c2efcfea88adee5640e4f43d71c0657"><span class="identifier">max_total_count</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<p>Describes positional options.</p>
<p>The class allows to guess option names for positional options, which are specified on the command line and are identified by the position. The class uses the information provided by the user to associate a name with every positional option, or tell that no name is known.</p>
<p>The primary assumption is that only the relative order of the positional options themselves matters, and that any interleaving ordinary options don't affect interpretation of positional options.</p>
<p>The user initializes the class by specifying that first N positional options should be given the name X1, following M options should be given the name X2 and so on. </p>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a class="link" href="classboost_1_1program__options_1_1positional__options__description.html" title="Class positional_options_description">positional_options_description</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <a name="doxygen.classboost_1_1program__options_1_1positional__options__description_1a7cd530d3772f035cb1735699005d1f1d"></a><span class="identifier">add</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="special">*</span> name<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> max_count<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Species that up to 'max_count' next positional options should be given the 'name'. The value of '-1' means 'unlimited'. No calls to 'add' can be made after call with 'max_value' equal to '-1'. <br>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <a name="doxygen.classboost_1_1program__options_1_1positional__options__description_1a1c2efcfea88adee5640e4f43d71c0657"></a><span class="identifier">max_total_count</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Returns the maximum number of positional options that can be present. Can return (numeric_limits&lt;unsigned&gt;::max)() to indicate unlimited number. </p>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <a name="doxygen.classboost_1_1program__options_1_1positional__options__description_1a939db09530ea480a9dc6e8cdca7123d2"></a><span class="identifier">name_for_position</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">unsigned</span> position<span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Returns the name that should be associated with positional options at 'position'. Precondition: position &lt; <a class="link" href="classboost_1_1program__options_1_1positional__options__description.html#doxygen.classboost_1_1program__options_1_1positional__options__description_1a1c2efcfea88adee5640e4f43d71c0657">max_total_count()</a> </p>
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